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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Balancing Asian elephant conservation with human interests

Balancing Asian elephant conservation with human interestsBy Charles Santiapillai JAKARTA (JP): It is difficult to imagine Asia without its elephants, for they are so much a part of its history, culture, religion, literature and mythology.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Six million Jews, officially

Six million Jews, officially In your article PKB tells Gus Dur to publicly declare his wealth (May 12, 2000) you quoted Mr.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Yusril says he is ready for lawsuit

Yusril says he is ready for lawsuit JAKARTA (JP): Crescent Star Party chairman Yusril Ihza Mahendra said he was prepared to face a lawsuit filed by a rival group of 16 former party executives over alleged money politics.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/BI rules out rate hike to shore up ailing rupiah

BI rules out rate hike to shore up ailing rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia ruled out on Tuesday any plans to raise interest rates or engage in massive dollar-selling in an attempt to rescue the ailing rupiah.Bank Indonesia deputy governor Miranda S.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Sony workers continue with sit-down protest

Sony workers continue with sit-down protest JAKARTA (JP): Electronic giant PT Sony Electronics Indonesia has suffered some US$200 million in losses following a prolonged strike by 900 of it workers since April 26.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Dozens faint at 'Westlife' concert

Dozens faint at 'Westlife' concert JAKARTA (JP): The five-member boyband Westlife stunned a sea of thousands of teenage girls at Senayan Sports Hall in Central Jakarta on Monday evening.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Rates for tax payment, valid from May 15 to May 21

Rates for tax payment, valid from May 15 to May 21 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 7,990.00Austrian schilling 1 521.02Australian dollar 1 4,639.79Belgian franc 1 177.72Canadian dollar 1 5,354.15Swiss franc 1 4,626.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Eight arrested for car mirror theft

Eight arrested for car mirror theft JAKARTA (JP): City Police Mobile Detectives have arrested eight people in the past two weeks for allegedly stealing 10 sets of rearview mirrors from luxury cars during traffic jams.City police chief of detectives, Col.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/JAPFA leads chess league

JAPFA leads chess league JAKARTA (JP): JAPFA chess team leads group A of Indonesia Chess League 2000 at Novotel Hotel, Surabaya, after winning 3.5- 0.5 against the Bali team in the fourth round and 4-0 against the South Sulawesi team in the fifth round on Monday.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Crime on the rise

Crime on the rise It is now a public secret that crime in the capital and elsewhere in the country is on the rise, whether we like it or not. Many people are asking if taking a bus or taxi is still safe.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/A picture of education in fishing communities

A picture of education in fishing communitiesBy Mikael Onny Setiawan KENYAMUKAN, East Kalimantan (JP): Maskur, a first-grade student at Kenyamukan elementary school, stands barefoot in front of the class, clutching a Bahasa Indonesia text book."Sa-ya, saya ... sis-wa, siswa ..." he reads out loud.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Philips opens phone outlets

Philips opens phone outlets JAKARTA (JP): Philips Consumer Communications Indonesia announced on Monday the opening of the first authorized sales and repair centers for its mobile phone products at ITC Roxy Mas, the city's busiest cellular phone market.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Palyja reopens Muara Karang branch office

Palyja reopens Muara Karang branch office JAKARTA (JP): French-based Pam Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja) water management company has had 10 of its 14 offices vandalized by members of the labor union of the city-owned tap water company PAM Jaya, but is ready to reopen its branch office in Muara Karang, ...
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Properties of closed down banks up for auction

Properties of closed down banks up for auction JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) will auction this month about 25 properties formerly owned by liquidated banks.The properties, worth about Rp 15 billion (about US$1.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Environmentalists demand Freeport's temporary closure

Environmentalists demand Freeport's temporary closure JAKARTA (JP): An environmental group demanded a temporary halt to operations of mining company PT Freeport Indonesia following a May 4 accident which resulted in four missing workers.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Bali firm with vendors

Bali firm with vendors DENPASAR, Bali: The local administration has said it will remain firm in its decision to curb street vendors in Puputan Badung Square despite a protest involving hundreds of vendors demanding that the regulation be relaxed.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Tourism board to hold expo

Tourism board to hold expo JAKARTA (JP): A national tourism exhibition called the Pesta Wisata Nusantara will be held at the Jakarta Convention Center here from May 18 to May 21 to promote domestic tourism.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Rupiah in uncertain times

Rupiah in uncertain times Bank Indonesia made the correct decision last week by not using any of the ammunition in its arsenal to shore up the rupiah, which dropped to a seven-month low of Rp 8,768 against the dollar on Friday morning before closing the week at Rp 8,380.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Matari has new director

Matari has new director JAKARTA (JP): Matari Advertising announced on Monday the appointment of Steve McNamara as its new executive creative director.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Singaporean gets 10 years in jail

Singaporean gets 10 years in jail TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang District Court sentenced a Singaporean on Saturday to 10 years in jail and fined her Rp 2 million for attempting to smuggle 5,852 ecstasy pills last year.Presiding judge Lucia Usmany said Kow Mui Hat, 24, was caught on Sept.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/City Hall bans traders of pirated VCDs in Glodok

City Hall bans traders of pirated VCDs in Glodok JAKARTA (JP): The city administration announced on Monday that traders of pirated VCDs are prohibited to run their businesses at the area around the Glodok Harco building complex.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Mining association upset over royalty increase

Mining association upset over royalty increase JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Mining Association (IMA) expressed disappointment on Monday over the government's decision to raise the royalty rates imposed on mining companies, saying the policy would stave off foreign mining investment.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Bapepam fines firms for violations

Bapepam fines firms for violations JAKARTA (JP): Nine publicly listed companies have been fined a total of Rp 4.2 billion for breaching capital market regulations, the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) said here on Monday.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Sierra Leone: The end of UN peacekeeping?

Sierra Leone: The end of UN peacekeeping?By Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): "So far, we have had no offers," said chief United Nations spokesman Fred Eckhard last Tuesday of Secretary- General Kofi Annan's call for the major military powers to send experienced troops to bolster the crumbling UN ...
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/IBF set to experiment with shortened scoring system

IBF set to experiment with shortened scoring system KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Badminton is to experiment with a seven- point scoring system instead of 15 in a best-of-five game match.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Strict controls imposed on SIM applicants

Strict controls imposed on SIM applicants JAKARTA (JP): In compliance with the nationwide campaign for the eradication of corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN), the city police have instituted strict controls on obtaining or renewing driver's licenses since early this month.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Fresh quake hits Kendari, Luwuk Banggai islands

Fresh quake hits Kendari, Luwuk Banggai islands MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): An earthquake jolted the Southeast capital of Kendari in the early hours of Monday morning, but the local meteorology and geophysics agency ruled out any connection with the ongoing tremors that have subsequently ...
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Erin Brockovich 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Scream 3 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Romeo Must Die 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Whole Nine Yards 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Cider House Rules ...
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/President hails DPA proposal on First Minister

President hails DPA proposal on First Minister JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid welcomed on Monday a proposal from the Supreme Advisory Council (DPA) to appoint a First Prime Minister in the cabinet to help manage the country.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Citibank's escrow service

Citibank's escrow service JAKARTA (JP): Citibank announced on Monday the launch of ExcrowPlus!, an integrated breadth of escrow services for companies and organizations in the process of restructuring, mergers and acquisitions or sale and purchase of assets.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Kurniawan faces sanction over alleged drug use

Kurniawan faces sanction over alleged drug use JAKARTA (JP): The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) will sanction Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto from PSM Makassar soccer club on Friday after he failed to explain his alleged use of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) last month.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Indian motorbikes roar into Indonesian market

Indian motorbikes roar into Indonesian market JAKARTA (JP): Indian motorbike manufacturer Hero-Puch of the Hero Group introduced here on Monday the Motorilenia, officially entering the competition for the country's growing motorbike market.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/IBRA officialy unveils Ombudsman Commission

IBRA officialy unveils Ombudsman Commission JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) officially launched on Monday its Ombudsman Commission as part of the effort to ensure good corporate governance at the agency.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/BPS to cut GDP forecast to 1.5%

BPS to cut GDP forecast to 1.5% JAKARTA (JP): The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said on Monday it would revise down this year's economic growth forecast to 1.5 percent from the initial target of 4 percent, due to continuing political instability.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Akbar wants govt to explain RI-GAM truce signing abroad

Akbar wants govt to explain RI-GAM truce signing abroad JAKARTA (JP): Wariness slowly crept in on Monday as concerns grew that the government committed a diplomatic blunder in signing an accord that could confer international recognition to the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Soeharto questioned again over alleged corruption

Soeharto questioned again over alleged corruption JAKARTA (JP): A team of state prosecutors questioned for a third time former president Soeharto here on Monday over alleged corruption during his 32 years in power.Soeharto was questioned for more than two hours at his residence in Central Jakarta.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Mahaka SM loses in ABC Champions Cup

Mahaka SM loses in ABC Champions Cup JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's Mahaka Satria Muda (SM) club has failed to shine in the ABC Champions Cup at Ghazir Club Court in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 15, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Indonesia to face China, Korea vs Denmark in Uber Cup semis

Indonesia to face China, Korea vs Denmark in Uber Cup semisBy Primastuti Handayani KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Indonesian girls will have to fight harder in their next match against China in the final four of the Uber Cup Championships at the Putra Indoor Stadium Wednesday.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Indonesia banking on agroindustry: Luhut

Indonesia banking on agroindustry: Luhut JAKARTA (JP): The agroindustry sector, having shown its resilience during the economic crisis, will play a key role in Indonesia's economic development in the coming years, Minister of Industry and Trade Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said on Monday.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Suspect shaman killed by mob

Suspect shaman killed by mob PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Hundreds of people ran amok and mobbed to death a 40-year-old man suspected of being a shaman here on Sunday evening."Police have detained 20 people over the incident.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/VP to visit Irian Jaya

VP to visit Irian Jaya JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Acting Governor Musiran Darmosuwito announced on Monday that Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri was due to arrive in the provincial capital for a five-day visit on Thursday.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 Music 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Febi, Hendri start well in Future tournament

Febi, Hendri start well in Future tournament JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's young tennis hopes, Febi Widhiyanto and Hendri Susilo Pramono, got their overseas experience off to a good start by reaching the men's doubles semifinal in the US$15,000 Future tournament in Schwabisch Hall in Germany.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/China changes lineup in hope of beating RI shuttlers

China changes lineup in hope of beating RI shuttlersBy Primastuti Handayani KUALA LUMPUR (JP): China will change its line-up team to enable its men's shuttlers to upset defending champion Indonesia in the Thomas Cup championships' yellow group round-robin at the Putra Indoor Stadium on Tuesday.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/WB role in Indonesia: What else to be done?

WB role in Indonesia: What else to be done? This is the first of two articles based on a presentation by Indonesia's World Bank Country Director,Mark Baird, at a seminar on Indonesia's recovery held by the Kapital business tabloid in Jakarta on May 11.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Azizah meets with local party leaders

Azizah meets with local party leaders JAKARTA (JP): Malaysian Justice Party chairwoman Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, the wife of jailed former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, met with several political party leaders here on Monday.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Declare your wealth!

Declare your wealth! On May 4 Kompas reported that Adi Andoyo Soecipto had been asked to head a joint anticorruption team.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Alleged thief mobbed to death

Alleged thief mobbed to death BOGOR (JP): A 32-year-old man of Cimanggis in Depok was mobbed to death by angry residents in Kampung Buaran in Cibinong village early on Monday, police said.Kotab bin Saan was caught trying to steal a magic jar, an electric fan and a radio at his neighbor's house.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Party followers in internal dispute

Party followers in internal dispute PURWAKARTA, West Java: A clash erupted here on Monday between members of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), making the road linking Jakarta and Bandung impassable.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Fresh batch of Laskar Jihad enters Ambon

Fresh batch of Laskar Jihad enters Ambon AMBON, Maluku (JP): Another 600 members of the Laskar Jihad Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah entered Ambon through Yos Sudarso Port in the early hours of Sunday, Pattimura Military Command Chief Brig. Gen. Max Tamaela said.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Journalists to sue legislator for slander

Journalists to sue legislator for slander SURABAYA (JP): A dispute between reporters and local legislators is dragging on after 25 Surabaya-based journalists announced on Monday their plan to sue a member of the provincial legislature for slander.
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Tue, 16 May 2000

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Exhibitions* Sculpture Exhibition by Handy Hermansyah, at Galeripadi Jl. Ir. H. Juanda 329 (Phone: 022 2500578), 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until May 21. * Art Stone and NTT Traditional Handycraft Exhibition by Mayorga Gallery and Joglocakra, at Grand Hotel Preanger Bandung, Jl.
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